Records of the Catholic Interracial Council of Pittsburgh, 1960-1977.

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Records of the Catholic Interracial Council of Pittsburgh, 1960-1977.

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An active organization of the 1960s and 1970s, much of the Pittsburgh Catholic Interracial Council work was done through newsletter and committee. These represent the largest areas of documentation. The Direct Action and Education Committees were most effective. The collection contains many news clippings, statements, and correspondence documenting CIC issues. Supplemented by an almost complete set of minutes of the Board of Directors, incomplete minutes of the Direct Action Committee, and an almost complete set of Equality Newsletter, the reader is able to follow most of the activities through the years 1964-1975. Subjects of particular interest are the founding of Project Equality, the campaign to desegregate private clubs such as Moose, Eagles, and the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, and an effort to get local representation on Catholic hospital boards. A major portion of the Council's work was carried out by correspondence; as a result, the collection contains letters, some personally signed, of or from many influential persons such as Senator Hugh Scott and Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Position Papers of the U.S. Dept. of Defense and U.S. Dept. of State on the Viet Nam War are included. Within the Catholic Church, the CIC Education Committee spent much time trying to promote integration in the schools. Their study done on certain geography text books used in elementary Catholic schools is thorough. The CIC Speakers Bureau and Forum Committee represents other community outreach efforts. The collection also contains copies of original and amended 1966 constitutions and material on the "Priorities in the Seventies" lecture series of 1971.

1.68 linear ft. (4 boxes) + 1 scrapbook.

University of Pittsburgh

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University of Pittsburgh

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Kessler, Larry G.

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As a vehicle for the promotion of Christian principles of charity and justice between people of varied races, the Catholic Interracial Council (CIC) was founded in New York City in 1934. Its founder, Fr. John LaFarge, built the organization into a national system known as the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice (NCCIJ), with a membership of 60 councils by the early sixties. The Pittsburgh chapter was established in 1956, sending representatives to the first national convention a...

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